It’s springtime! That means it’s about time to shake a leg … and your booty … at the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Concerts in the Village. This year MKAF presents 10 entertaining concerts by a range of musicians, from…
In April, artist/inventor Dwayne Szot — founder of Zot Artz — is returning as an art partner with Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s ArtsReach residency program with Artz for All with Zot. This time, Szot will lead two full-day residencies at…
“It was awesome. It was great to have Sinfonia interact with the kids,” spouts Michelle McKain, a Freeport Elementary School teacher who escorted her 20 students to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Conference Center on March 9 for Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s…
The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) invites all Okaloosa County School students to participate in the 13th Annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest. The theme for the contest is “Sparking the Arts”. Artwork entries can be anything you can create…
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) announces it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support its Art in Public Spaces program. The funds will be…
Jonah Allen is an artist who specializes in large-scale photographic art that focuses on the dynamic relationship between water and light. Allen, 28, began his art career in college and has been represented by galleries in the southeast, and now…
In his turbulent novel, Myron Hines explores anger and violence
Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) continues its celebration of spring with three kid-friendly theater productions in April. ECTC has performed for more than 6,000 students since 2012. Over 1,600 children and families attended its Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) productions…
Roy Estate is named 2022 Honorary Vintner for the 17th Annual Destin Charity Wine Auction presented by the Jumonville Family, hosted April 22-23 in Grand Boulevard. Accepting the award will be winery founder, Shirley Roy, who will also be participating in a patron dinner hosted by…
There is just about one more month left to enjoy the first installation of artists for 2022 at J. Leon Gallery + Studio in Miramar Beach. Head to the gallery's monthly Sip N' Stroll event, where four new artists have…
Wine & Fries, the party with a purpose, powered by Step One Automotive Group, was hosted by Hotel Effie Sandestin on Friday, Feb. 18, to help raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida, located in Pensacola.…
Destin author and illustrator Andi Scurto, author of The Accidental Adventure of Mattie the Giraffe, now has a beer named after her creation: Destin Brewery’s Mattie Light, a light lager. Not only that, but 15 percent of all sales of…
They may not have capes, but Fort Walton Beach has a band of new heroes. In an animated presentation to the Fort Walton Beach City Council on Tuesday, Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) administrator Alisa Burleson introduced the newly minted members…
